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Thirteen athletes in Orkney have been selected for funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports. 

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 1 April 2024.

Watch a behind-the-scenes look back at the 2024 Orkney Parasport Festival

One of Orkney’s rarest animals – the flapper skate – is the focus of a new short film due for release this week. 31st March 2024. 

What better way to spend Easter weekend, than cosied up within the walls of Kirbuster Museum listening to a tale or two from local and visiting storytellers. 

‘Tetra pak’ style cartons will no longer be accepted for recycling at our Household Waste and Recycling Centres from April due to the high costs incurred in transporting them for reprocessing.

I declare that the result of the Orkney Islands Council Local Government By-Election in the Stromness & South Isles Ward is as follows:

Orkney midwife Taylah Paterson is challenging the stereotypical beliefs held by some over women in sport whilst continuing to deliver as an athlete on the track. 

Works to improve pedestrian safety in Stromness are due to get underway this week. 

Firth Primary has become the first school in Orkney to be given the prestigious Reading School accreditation by the Scottish Book Trust.